Updated, Aug. 2:

Jeremey A. Decker pleaded guilty to corruption of minors and indecent assault of a person less than 13. His other charges were withdrawn, according to online court documents.

He was sentenced five years probation and one to five years in prison.

Decker must complete a care program, sex offender conditions and have no contact with the victims, documents state.

He also must pay costs, fines and fees.

Previously reported, August 2018:

A Hanover man was arrested and charged Aug. 30 on multiple charges of child sexual abuse.

Jeremey A. Decker, 39, of the 500 block of Locust Street, allegedly abused two boys under the age of 13 at his home and in his camper at Round Top Campground in Cumberland Township, according to two affidavits filed with District Judge Mark Beauchat.

During a June interview at Adams County Children's Advocacy Center, one boy said that Decker would make him masturbate in front of him on numerous occasions between 2014 and 2017 at Decker's home and campsite, the affidavit states.

The boy, now 12, also said that Decker would watch him shower in the campground bathhouse, sleep in the same bed as him and told him not to tell anyone.

Police spoke with Decker in June. He said he hadn't seen the boy for several years and denied the allegations, police said in the affidavit.

Almost two weeks after police interviewed Decker, they were dispatched to Round Top Campground for a report that Decker sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy.

The 13-year-old boy was interviewed at the Adams County Children's Advocacy Center and said that he was molested by Decker, the affidavit states.

He said that Decker first assaulted him when he was 12 and would touch him over and under his clothing. The boy also stated that Decker would force him to have oral sex, and he also would sleep in the same bed as him, police said in the affidavit.

The boy said he told Decker to stop, but he wouldn't. He also said the assaults would happen at Decker's Hanover home and at the campsite. Decker also allegedly told the 13-year-old boy not to tell anyone what he was doing, according to the affidavit.

When police tried to set up a second interview with Decker, his attorney declined.

Decker has two sets of charges filed against him, one for each boy.

He was charged with corruption of minors for the first assault and is in Adams County Prison in lieu of $25,000, according to online court documents.

For his second offense, he was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 16, indecent assault, corruption of minors and unlawful contact with a minor.

Decker is in prison in lieu of $150,000 bail for the second offense.

He has preliminary hearings scheduled for both sets of charges on Sept. 5.

Decker's attorney information is not yet listed.

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To report information on any of these individuals, call the Adams County Sheriff's Office at 717-337-9828.
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